A homemade version of the kebab shop favourite complemented by a platter of grilled veg and a tomato-topped toasts

Three ideas for solo meals: za’atar salmon baked in tahini, fried rice spiked with slow-cooked ginger and garlic, and roast sweet potato and feta in a piquant tomato sauce

The beauty of a traybake is that all the flavours in the tin meld wondrously, and they’re relatively fuss-free: try this root veg toad-in-the-hole, crunchy-topped squash curry or an Ethiopian spiced chicken stew

With a bit of prep, these three meals are as quick to put together as a lunchtime sandwich: cheesy curried butter beans, spicy tuna and herb fried rice, and a leftovers frittata with manchego and roast veg

The beauty of a traybake is that all the flavours in the tin meld wondrously, and they’re relatively fuss-free: try this root veg toad-in-the-hole, crunchy-topped squash curry or an Ethiopian spiced chicken stew

Choose from a tangy bean bowl with Persian notes, a rich lamb dish with a buttery Indian dal, or a ruby-red Mediterranean side-starter of butter beans with preserved lemon and herb oil

With a bit of prep, these three meals are as quick to put together as a lunchtime sandwich: cheesy curried butter beans, spicy tuna and herb fried rice, and a leftovers frittata with manchego and roast veg

Spicy, flaky flatbreads with grated tomato, a brunch-worthy tomato and courgette loaf with tomato chutney, and soda bread with figs, anise and orange

This year’s pumpkin blowout features a kabocha pasta pie, a spicy roast pumpkin with tahini sauce and a rich take on millionaire’s shortbread

There’s tomato soup, and then there are these three versions: a rich, gingery gazpacho, a robust tomato and aubergine soup, and a classic cream of tomato soup with buttered onions and pasta

There’s tomato soup, and then there are these three versions: a rich, gingery gazpacho, a robust tomato and aubergine soup, and a classic cream of tomato soup with buttered onions and pasta

Two dips – a yoghurty Persian number and nutty, pesto-smothered mashed carrots – accompany coffee- and chilli-rubbed chicken koftas in a tactile Middle-Eastern feast

The beauty of a traybake is that all the flavours in the tin meld wondrously, and they’re relatively fuss-free: try this root veg toad-in-the-hole, crunchy-topped squash curry or an Ethiopian spiced chicken stew

Halloween treats may be thin on the ground this year, but these veggies should do the trick: spicy root veg with tahini yoghurt, buttered garlicky roast kohlrabi, and fun cassava fries with pickled onions

There’s tomato soup, and then there are these three versions: a rich, gingery gazpacho, a robust tomato and aubergine soup, and a classic cream of tomato soup with buttered onions and pasta

Spicy, flaky flatbreads with grated tomato, a brunch-worthy tomato and courgette loaf with tomato chutney, and soda bread with figs, anise and orange